Original 17th Century Edo Period Japanese Perforated Round Iron Tsuba Cross Guard - MARU GATA Shape Category_Spade Grip Assembly eventually replacing the Snider–Enfield

eventually replacing the Snider–Enfield

A fantastic example of a British WWII propaganda poster

It comes comes compete with an original later production scabbard

excavated condition but does retain some of the iginal paint

correct and in its original flint configuration

Original 17th Century Edo Period Japanese Perforated Round Iron Tsuba Cross Guard - MARU GATA Shape Category_Spade Grip Assembly eventually replacing the Snider–EnfieldOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely Japanese TSUBA ( cross guard) dating from the early EDO Period (, Edo jidai) or Tokugawa period (, Tokugawa jidai) of Japanese history. This is the period between 1603 and 1867, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyo. During this time NIHONT ( Japanese swords) were in wide use, and came in a variety of shapes and sizes. This TSUBA is of the MARU